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# Line 9 | Line 9 | genBSDF - generate BSDF description from Radiance or M
9   ][
10   .B "\-n Nproc"
11   ][
12 + .B "\-r 'rtcontrib opts...'"
13 + ][
14 + .B "{+|-}forward"
15 + ][
16 + .B "{+|-}backward"
17 + ][
18   .B "{+|-}mgf"
19   ][
20   .B "{+|-}geom
# Line 20 | Line 26 | genBSDF - generate BSDF description from Radiance or M
26   ]
27   .SH DESCRIPTION
28   .I GenBSDF
29 < computes a bidirectional transmittance distribution function from
29 > computes a bidirectional scattering distribution function from
30   a Radiance or MGF scene description given on the input.
31   The program assumes the input is in Radiance format unless the
32   .I \+mgf
# Line 29 | Line 35 | The output conforms to the LBNL Window 6 XML standard
35   and will include an MGF representation of the input geometry if the
36   .I \+geom
37   option is given.
38 < (This is currently the default, and may be switche off using
38 > (This is the default, and may be switched off using
39   .I \-geom.)\0
40   .PP
41 + Normally,
42 + .I genBSDF
43 + computes components needed by a backwards ray-tracing process,
44 + .I \+backward.
45 + If both forward and backward (front and back) distributions are needed, the
46 + .I \+forward
47 + option may be given.
48 + To turn off backward components, use the
49 + .I \-backward
50 + option.
51 + Computing both components takes about twice as long as one component.
52 + .PP
53   The geometry must fit a rectangular profile, whose width is along the X-axis,
54   height is in the Y-axis, and depth is in the Z-axis.
55   The positive Z-axis points into the room, and the input geometry should
# Line 63 | Line 81 | option, which specifies the number of simultaneous
81   .I rtrace(1)
82   processes to run in
83   .I rtcontrib(1).
84 + The
85 + .I \-r
86 + option may be used to specify a set of quoted arguments to be
87 + included on the
88 + .I rtcontrib
89 + command line.
90   .SH EXAMPLE
91   To create a BSDF description including geometry from a set of venetian blinds:
92   .IP "" .2i
93   genblinds blind_white blind1 .07 3 1.5 30 40 | xform -rz -90 -rx 90 > blind1.rad
94   .br
95 < genBSDF blind_white.mat glazing.rad blind1.rad > blind1.xml
95 > genBSDF -r @rtc.opt blind_white.mat glazing.rad blind1.rad > blind1.xml
96   .SH NOTES
97   Currently,
98   .I genBSDF

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